Mitchell and Stans plead innocent to Vesco case
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans pleaded innocent to charges of perjury conspiracy and obstruction of a federal investigation into financier Robert L. Vesco. Barry Sears also pleaded innocent while Vesco remained at large and a bench warrant was issued for him.
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NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell
Stans
Vesco
New Jersey
Barry D. Sears
Nixon
Sears
US District Court
John M. Cannella
Cannella
Investors Overseas Services
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S
SEC
Braceville district faces tight finances with no teacher raises
Braceville School District 75 struggles with debt after a reduced tax base and rising costs. The district trimmed staff and salaries, with busing and lunch programs driving deficits. Superintendent Hickox cites potential aid shifts and new bills as possible relief, but no quick fix is visible.
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Braceville
Supreme Court
Daniels Auto Supply
Rodney Hickox
Hickox
of Illinois
Variable showers forecast with 70s and 50s highs
Weather outlook calls for showers this afternoon with a high in the lower 70s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with possible showers and thunderstorms and a low near 50. Tuesday adds showers and storms with a high again in the lower 70s. Weekend readings at Dresden Island Locks show 64 high and 43 low Saturday, 74 high and 47 low Sunday, with .57 inches precipitation. Morning 7 am at Morris 48 degrees and 11 am downtown Morris 76 degrees.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
One-Car Crash injures Morris man and passenger
A 7:30 a.m. single vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Illinois 47 left Steven D. Cook and Gary Eltrevoog injured. Cook, 19, was listed in guarded condition at Morris Hospital while Eltrevoog, 20, was in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. Cook’s demolished 1973 Plymouth was towed from the scene, state police cited him for improper lane usage.
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Morris
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Morris Hospital
Interstate 80
Illinois 47
James Matteson
Steven D. Cook
E. Main St
Davis Ambulance
Gary Eltrevoog
Kte
Cook
Duane Olson
Arco
Head on Collision Kills Two Chicago Drivers
Two cars collided head on on an expressway exit ramp northwest of the Loop in Chicago. The drivers Margaret Roseman 26 and Earl James 23 were killed. James passenger Minnie Bell 20 was thrown from the car and seriously injured.
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Chicago
Margaret Roseman
Earl James
James
Minnie Bell
Loop
Helen Schmid Named First Woman ICC Commissioner
Gov Daniel Walker announced the appointment of Mrs Helen Schmid 50 of Glen Ellyn to a five year term on the Illinois Commerce Commission ending in 1978. Mrs Schmid is married with three sons and is a Republican.
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Chicago, Ill
Daniel Walker
Helen Schmid
Glen Ellyn
Illinois Commerce Commission
Schmid
State police superintendent to speak at Liberty Under Law dinner
Dwight Pittman Illinois State Police superintendent and 18 year veteran will address the seventh annual Liberty Under Law dinner at 6 30 p m Saturday in the Eagles Hall Liberty and Washington Streets. Tickets are 2 50 each. The event honors a local enforcement official with officers from area agencies attending. Pittman was promoted through ranks from patrolman in 1955 to captain in 1966 and became director of training in 1969. He is a native of Virden and a former embalmer with six children including Dwight W Pittman at the Naval Academy.
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Dwight Pittman
Illinois State Police
Liberty Under Law
Morris Fraternal Order of Eagles
Eagles
Liberty
Washington Sts
Seville Lovel
Pittman
Harvey Johnson
Logan
Sangamon
State Police Academy
Illinois State Police Training Academy
Virden
Girard
St. Louis College of Mortuary Science
U.S Navy
Mary Lou Bishop
Litchfield
Dwight W. Pittman
U.S Naval Academy
Kent
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Frances Jean
Auburn
Stacie Lynn
Monica Ros
Marsha Kay
Drowns on Mazon Creek while weekend fishing party
William E. Wilson 25, of Joliet, was found drowned Saturday afternoon along Mazon Creek near Pine Bluff Road. The Denning Mfg. Co. mechanic, a husband and father, died after a fishing trip with five men. An inquest will be held later after funeral services scheduled at Sonntag-Wylie Funeral Home.
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Mazon Creek
Pine Bluff Road
Illinois 47
Sonntag-Wylie Funeral Home
Herkimer St
Joliet
Willard Grove Cemetery
Channahon
Funeral Home
Herscher Man Drowns in Kankakee River Boating Accident
Rudolph W. Splear Jr. 34 of Herscher drowns after his boat capsizes on the Kankakee River one fourth mile north of Illinois 113. His daughter Geannine Sue 11 and nieces Cindy and Debby Withert are rescued by Raymond J. Dalkonis. Splear’s body recovered by Wilmington Fire Department. He was born in 1939 in Kankakee and lived in Herscher all his life. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and eight year old son Rudy Laverne. Services set for Trinity Lutheran Church in Herscher at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday with burial in the church cemetery.
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Rudolph W. Splear Jr
Rte. 1
Herscher
Kankakee River
Illinois 113
Will County
Sheriff's Department
Splear
Geannine Sue
Cindy
Debby Withert
Buckingham
Raymond J. Dalkonis
Wilmington
Kankakee
Herschel
Sue Splear
Rudy Laverne
Trinity Lutheran Church
Boy, 12, Struck by Car on U.S. 6 near Vet Hospital
David Cepiel, 12, of 1345 Park Blvd., in guarded condition at Morris Hospital after head injuries from a Friday afternoon crash. He was eastbound on U.S. 6 near Dr Connor's Veterinary Hospital when a passing horn warning led him onto the shoulder. He ran back into traffic and was hit by an auto driven west by Donna M Conroy of 210 Liberty St.
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David Cepiel
Park Blvd
Morris Hospital
Syd Reeve
Cepiel
U.S. 6
Connor
Veternarian Hospital
Gerald Matteson
Rte. 3
Matteson
Donna M Conroy
Liberty St
Davis Ambulance
Conroy
Lager
Donald L. Smith
Benton St
Roger L. Eslinger
Lisbon Township
Division St
Essinger
Smith
Sager
Search Continues for Harry Green in River Crash
Rescue squads dragged the Kankakee River near the I 55 overpass looking for Harry Green believed to be in a beer truck that struck a concrete pillar and disintegrated near the bridge. Part of the cab has been recovered from the river.
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Kankakee
Interstate 55
Harry Green
Green
St. Louis
Public hearing set on two zoning petitions in Grundy County
The Grundy County Board of Appeals will hold a 7:30 p.m. hearing at the Grundy County Courthouse on a 4.43 acre rezone east of Illinois 47 and south of DuPont Road in Wauponsee Township to B II for a car sales lot by Ronald Kaiser of Coal City. A second hearing covers 40 acres on U.S. 6 east of Morris to rezone from M II to M IV for mining pursued by Collins Properties Inc of St. Charles. Oral or written statements are invited.
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Grundy County
U.S. 6
Morris
Collins Properties, Inc
Fifth Ave
St. Charles
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